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the first clutch [shiḥala] of eggs that were in its body at the time it was rendered a tereifa is prohibited for consumption, because these eggs are considered part of the bird and were therefore rendered tereifa along with it. But as for any egg fertilized from this point forward, it is a case wher
Rav Ashi raised an objection to Ameimar from a Mishnah (Eduyyot 5:1): And all agree with regard to the egg of a tereifa bird that it is prohibited for consumption, because it grew in a state of prohibition. Evidently, even eggs created after the bird was rendered a tereifa are prohibited. Ameimar s
The Talmud objects: And let Ameimar answer differently, that the Mishnah is dealing with the first clutch of eggs, which were part of the mother’s body when it became a tereifa. The Talmud responds: If this was so, why does the Mishnah state: Because it grew in a state of prohibition? The Mishnah s
The Talmud objects: But if the offspring in the womb of an animal becomes a tereifa along with it, then that which we learned in a baraita is difficult: With regard to the offspring of a tereifa, R' Eliezer says that it shall not be sacrificed on the altar, and R' Yehoshua says that it may be sacrif
The Talmud responds: The dispute addresses the question of whether it is permitted to sacrifice the animal as an offering in order to convey to you the far-reaching nature of the lenient opinion of R' Yehoshua, that such an animal is permitted even as an offering to the Most High.